Act No. 22.439 on migration, which was adopted during the military dictatorship, authorizes the Ministry of the Interior or Migration Department to order the detention of any foreigner whose expulsion from the national territory has been ordered.
La Ley de migraciones 22.439, expedida durante la dictadura militar, faculta al Ministerio del Interior o a la Dirección de Migraciones a ordenar la detención de un extranjero cuya expulsión del territorio nacional ha sido decretada.